A study attempted to clarify and extend the Biglan model, which uses faculty and departmental characteristics to classify intellectual disciplines, by applying it to previously unclassified disciplines. The model is found to be valid and useful for studying academic diversity in the higher education system based on current faculty data. (MSE)

Examines classroom rules and how they work. Classroom rules are not merely instrumental management tools, but structures of meaning used by teachers and students to comprehend daily living. As students embrace or reject rules, they engage in short-term behaviors and in far-reaching ways of thinking about themselves and the world. (22 references)…

Reviews various classroom management and discipline models. An effective in-service program should provide schoolwide uniformity without sacrificing flexibility and include three steps: knowledge of basic, research-based principles; a background in available management and discipline models; and a cooperatively developed total school discipline…

A federal district judge ruled that a state university may not discipline students by infringing on their right to freedom of speech based on an activity's perceived offensive content. The case involved a George Mason University (Virginia) fraternity contest that the administration felt was racist. (MSE)

Most schools need to review and revise disciplinary rules each year, but good administrator never publishes list of rules that have not been endorsed by "significant others" on staff or in community. By starting process in April or May, instead of August, the principal has several months to secure the necessary endorsements and involve parents.…

Describes how a North Carolina elementary school altered teaching methods to suit the varied learning styles of the students based on the results of a learning styles inventory. Discusses changes made based on students' perceptual preferences, time of day preferences, environmental preferences, and sociological preferences. Notes that discipline…

Citation analysis of 19 issues of the "Journal of Agricultural Education" (1981-90) revealed the following: (1) mean number of articles cited has increased; (2) journals, books, and reports are most frequent sources of citations; and (3) extensive cross-referencing by authors in the same areas indicates a strong self-identity and…

Examination of seven adult education handbooks reveals that adult education researchers have relied upon empirical analysis to develop the knowledge base and the field as a profession. Professionalization depends on using scientifically developed knowledge to standardize practice and practitioner training. (SK)

Modes of thought (symbolic, imagic, affective), thinking processes (reasoning, intuiting), and habits of mind should be exercised in elementary and middle schools. Interdisciplinary processes of inquiry and organization of curriculum around major ideas and questions are a better way to prepare youth. (SK)

A North Carolina study found that first-year teachers moved confidently into block scheduling, rated the block highly, and used 11% more time than experienced teachers to manage classroom discipline problems. Teachers attributed their success to instructional pacing, ability to vary instructional strategies, subject area competency, and…

Presents a transcript of a panel discussion at Colgate University in which people in various professions spoke about their writing experiences in school and on the job. Notes that these stories told by professionals about their writing experiences can be seen as part of an institutional history and part of a disciplinary history. (RS)

Discusses and rejects documented criticisms of Discipline-Based Art Education (DBAE) as prescriptive, limiting, and alienating. Concludes that DBAE, while subject to adaptation in response to considered criticism, nevertheless preserves its strong subject orientation and its goal to contribute to students' appreciation of the arts in cultures and…

The California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory was completed by 334 college students. Majors in English, psychology, and nursing scored highest. Nonpractice disciplines (English, history, psychology) generally scored higher than practice disciplines (nursing, education, business). Females scored higher on open-mindedness and maturity. (SK)

Argues that media pedagogics constitutes a discipline of media sciences and of media culture; however, dialog across the boundaries between various fields and branches is problematic. Sketches different phases of a virtual dialog between media pedagogics and media production to illustrate the gap and the importance of bridging it. (DSK)

Before teachers can assist students with behavior problems, they first need to reach them. One way to help students help themselves is through counseling conversations, which require teachers and counselors to recognize students' feelings, suspend judgments, and guide them toward appropriate behaviors. The paper explains preferred settings for…